Our school year

We began a while ago, but this year, we have really hit a groove. So far, no crying, so thrown math books and no excuses. Everyone is happy, even the preschooler, who gets a bit ignored during the school day.

We have traveled to the Art Institute, The Museum of Science and Industry, and done a few hikes. Our study of history has given us the chance to read The Secret Garden, and use a companion cookbook. We have talked about our new favorite book, Around the World in 80 days and the Sepoy mutiny in India. The fiction gave the kids a better understanding of the history. Just today we talked about how Russia tried to gain power over a region near the Black Sea, in 1853, very near a region in the news, with Russia as part of the story. 

I think the biggest help this year is that daily Mass I like to go to is 15 minutes earlier, so the kids can come with, or I can at least get home early enough to eat and then start classes, rather than trying to do both at the same time. God is good, and I love homeschooling again.